intendment

intendment

English

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English intend
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English intendment

    From intend + -ment.

    Noun

    intendment (countable and uncountable, plural intendments)

    1. (law) the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation

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